–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– On Sunday I was kindly invited to take part in the latest venture from Bogota-based travel company, Bogota & Beyond: the Septima Challenge. For those of you unfamiliar with the Septima (7ma from hereon in), it is the name for Bogota’s Carrera 7, which runs all the way from […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’d been working and living in Colombia for an amazing five months when I came to the end of my work contract and had to return to the grey and soggy UK. It was great to be back with all my home comforts. I’ve been guzzling down Cadburys chocolate […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– On Friday evening Colombia lost to Brazil in the World Cup quarter finals. It was far from a beautiful game, and for many watching it was marred by an extremely substandard refereeing performance. However, it was a tight game, and the Colombian team can be proud of their efforts. […]
Para leer la versión en inglés has click aquí. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– El primero de julio solo significa algo (bueno de hecho puede significar muchas cosas pero que ahora nos concierna solo una): es el comienzo oficial de la época de las ballenas jorobadas en Colombia. Las primeras ballenas fueron vistas desde la […]
Ya han pasado casi tres meses desde que me despedí de mi entrañable Bogotá para conocer nuevos destinos en nuestro hermano país Brasil. Por supuesto hay cosas que me han encantado, las cuales les contare después, como las delicias de la culinaria nordestina, pero en esta ocasión me voy a dedicar exclusivamente a aquello que […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– James Rodriguez, the 22 year old star of Colombia’s World Cup campaign, has taken Brazil 2014 by storm. With 5 goals and 2 assists he leads the race for the Golden Boot, and has received praise from across the world of sports and entertainment. Managers comparing him to Pele […]
Recently Portuguese travel and food blogger Nelson Carvalheiro published a post on his award winning blog www.nelsoncarvalheiro.com, talking about the chance to win a 16 day food tour of Portugal. Just reading the title made my mouth water, and looking at his amazing food photos made me want to jump on the first flight to […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– On July 2nd 1994, Colombian football captain Andres Escobar was murdered in a bar in Medellin, shortly after his own-goal in the group stages of USA ’94 sent a much-fancied Colombian side crashing out at the group stages. Just 5 days earlier he had written a piece for El Tiempo […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It’s the first day of July, and that means one thing (well, it means lots of things, but for our purposes just one!): it’s officially the beginning of humpback whale season here in Colombia. The first whales were spotted from the coast of Colombia’s Pacific region a couple of […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It’s a Colombian holiday! And that can only mean one thing here at See Colombia Travel: it’s been a weekend of dancing and celebration, particularly as Colombia’s national team are through to the quarter finals of the World Cup! So to help get you in the mood for a […]